Mass focus explosive layered bomblet

Abstract

A fragmentation bomblet, packaged as a close-ended steel right circular cylinder, having: an explosive train which is initiated along the periphery of the inner surface of the cylinder wall; a centrally located main charge; and a plurality of fragmentation-type plates parallel to each other, with an explosive layer between adjacent plates, and with the lowest of the plates forming the bottom of the cylinder.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A fragmentation-type munition comprising: a. a centrally located main explosive charge;   b. means for peripherally initiating said main explosive charge, wherein said means for peripherally initiating said main explosive charge includes: 1. a detonator;   2. and, a flexible sheet-type high explosive abutting said detonator and the periphery of said centrally located main explosive charge;     c. and, an outer case housing said main explosive charge and at least partially housing said means for peripherally initiating said main explosive charge, with said outer case having at least an internal portion thereof weakened to promote fragmentation thereof.   
     
     
       2. A fragmentation-type munition, as set forth in claim 1, wherein a buffer of inert foam plastic material is interposed between said flexible sheet-type high explosive and said centrally located main explosive charge. 
     
     
       3. A fragmentation-type munition, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said outer case is configurated as an open-ended right circular cylinder, with a plate abutting and closing one end and a plurality of plates abutting and closing the other end, with said plurality of plates having notches on the surface facing said centrally located main explosive charge and having a layer of high explosive between said plates, with said layer abutting a flexible sheet-type high explosive which abuts said centrally located main explosive charge.